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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1



                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                     BETWEEN

                           TRIAD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                                   ORIGINATOR

                                       AND

                       TRIAD FINANCIAL SPECIAL PURPOSE LLC
                                    DEPOSITOR

                            DATED AS OF MARCH 1, 2004
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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I.         DEFINITIONS........................................................................     1

     SECTION 1.1   General............................................................................     1
     SECTION 1.2   Specific Terms.....................................................................     1
     SECTION 1.3   Usage of Terms.....................................................................     2
     SECTION 1.4   [Reserved].........................................................................     2
     SECTION 1.5   No Recourse........................................................................     2
     SECTION 1.6   Action by or Consent of Noteholders and Certificateholder..........................     3
     SECTION 1.7   Material Adverse Effect............................................................     3

ARTICLE II.        CONVEYANCE OF THE RECEIVABLES  AND THE OTHER CONVEYED PROPERTY.....................     3

     SECTION 2.1   Conveyance of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property......................     3

ARTICLE III.       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.....................................................     3

     SECTION 3.1   Representations and Warranties of the Originator...................................     3
     SECTION 3.2   Representations and Warranties of the Depositor....................................     5

ARTICLE IV.        COVENANTS OF SELLER................................................................     7

     SECTION 4.1   Protection of Title of the Depositor...............................................     7
     SECTION 4.2   Reserved...........................................................................     8
     SECTION 4.3   Other Liens or Interests...........................................................     8
     SECTION 4.4   Costs and Expenses.................................................................     8
     SECTION 4.5   Indemnification by the Originator..................................................     9
     SECTION 4.6   Indemnification by the Depositor...................................................     9

ARTICLE V.         REPURCHASES........................................................................    10

     SECTION 5.1   Repurchase of Receivables Upon Breach of Warranty..................................    10
     SECTION 5.2   Reassignment of Purchased Receivables..............................................    10
     SECTION 5.3   Waivers............................................................................    11

ARTICLE VI.        MISCELLANEOUS......................................................................    11

     SECTION 6.1   Liability of the Originator and the Depositor......................................    11
     SECTION 6.2   Merger or Consolidation of the Originator or the Depositor.........................    11
     SECTION 6.3   Limitation on Liability of the Originator, and the Depositor and Others............    12
     SECTION 6.4   The Originator May Own Notes or the Certificate....................................    12
     SECTION 6.5   Amendment..........................................................................    12
     SECTION 6.6   Notices............................................................................    13
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     SECTION 6.7   Merger and Integration.............................................................    13
     SECTION 6.8   Severability of Provisions.........................................................    13
     SECTION 6.9   Intention of the Parties...........................................................    14
     SECTION 6.10  Governing Law......................................................................    14
     SECTION 6.11  Counterparts.......................................................................    15
     SECTION 6.12  Conveyance of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property to the Issuer........    15
     SECTION 6.13  Nonpetition Covenant...............................................................    15
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SCHEDULES

Schedule A -- Schedule of Receivables
Schedule B -- Representations and Warranties from the Originator as to the
              Receivables


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                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT

            THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of March 1, 2004, is between Triad
Financial Corporation, a California corporation, as the Originator (the
"Originator"), and Triad Financial Special Purpose LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, as the Depositor (the "Depositor").

            The Depositor has agreed to purchase from the Originator, and the
Originator, pursuant to this Agreement, is selling to the Depositor the
Receivables and Other Conveyed Property.

            In consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements
hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt of which is acknowledged, the Originator and the Depositor, intending to
be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

            SECTION 1.1 General. Capitalized terms used herein without
definition will have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Sale
and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2004, by and among the Depositor,
Triad Financial Corporation, in its individual capacity, as Custodian and as
Servicer, Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2004-A, as Issuer, and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, as Backup Servicer and Indenture Trustee.

            SECTION 1.2 Specific Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, the
following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, will have
the following meanings:

            "Agreement" means this Purchase Agreement and all amendments hereof
and supplements hereto.

            "Closing Date" means March 18, 2004.

            "Indenture Trustee" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Indenture Trustee
and any successor Indenture Trustee appointed and acting pursuant to the
Indenture.

            "Issuer" means Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2004-A.

            "Other Conveyed Property" means all property described in Section
2.1(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement conveyed
by the Originator to the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement other than the
Receivables, including all monies paid on or after the Cut-Off Date.

            "Owner Trustee" means Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee
appointed and acting pursuant to the Trust Agreement.

            "Receivables" means the Receivables listed on the Schedule of
Receivables
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attached hereto.

            "Related Documents" means the Notes, the Certificate, the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Note Policy, the
Insurance Agreement, and the Underwriting Agreement. The Related Documents to be
executed by any party are referred to herein as "such party's Related
Documents," "its Related Documents" or by a similar expression.

            "Repurchase Event" means the occurrence of a breach of any of the
Originator's representations and warranties hereunder including the
representations and warranties set forth in Schedule B or any other event which
requires the repurchase of a Receivable by the Originator under the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.

            "Sale and Servicing Agreement" means the Sale and Servicing
Agreement referred to in Section 1.1.

            "Schedule of Representations" means the Schedule of Representations
and Warranties attached hereto as Schedule B.

            "Schedule of Receivables" means the schedule of Receivables sold and
transferred pursuant to this Agreement which is attached hereto as Schedule A.

            "Taxes" means any sales, gross receipts, personal property, tangible
or intangible personal property, privilege or license taxes (but not including
any (x) federal, state or other taxes, arising out of the ownership of the Notes
or the Certificate, (y) transfer taxes arising in connection with the transfer
of the Notes or the Certificate or (z) federal, state or other taxes arising out
of any fees paid to the indemnified parties pursuant to the Basic Documents).

            SECTION 1.3 Usage of Terms. With respect to all terms used in this
Agreement, the singular includes the plural and the plural the singular; words
importing any gender include the other gender; references to "writing" include
printing, typing, lithography, and other means of reproducing words in a visible
form; references to agreements and other contractual instruments include all
subsequent amendments thereto or changes therein entered into in accordance with
their respective terms and not prohibited by this Agreement or the Sale and
Servicing Agreement; references to Persons include their permitted successors
and assigns; and the terms "include" or "including" mean "include without
limitation" or "including without limitation." The words "herein," "hereof" and
"hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole
and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision, and Article,
Section, Schedule and Exhibit references, unless otherwise specified, refer to
Articles and Sections of and Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement.

            SECTION 1.4 [Reserved].

            SECTION 1.5 No Recourse. Without limiting the obligations of the
Originator or the Depositor hereunder, no recourse may be taken, directly or
indirectly, under this Agreement or any certificate or other writing delivered
in connection herewith or therewith, against any stockholder, officer or
director, as such, of the Originator or the Depositor, or of any predecessor or
successor of the Originator or the Depositor.


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            SECTION 1.6 [Reserved].

            SECTION 1.7 Material Adverse Effect. Whenever a determination is to
be made under this Agreement as to whether a given event, action, course of
conduct or set of facts or circumstances could or would have a material adverse
effect on the Noteholders or the Insurer (or any similar or analogous
determination), such determination will be made without taking into account the
funds available from claims under the Note Policy.

                                  ARTICLE II.

                          CONVEYANCE OF THE RECEIVABLES
                         AND THE OTHER CONVEYED PROPERTY

            SECTION 2.1 Conveyance of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed
Property.

            (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
      Originator hereby sells, transfers, assigns and otherwise conveys to the
      Depositor without recourse (but without limitation of its obligations in
      this Agreement), and the Depositor hereby purchases, all right, title and
      interest of the Originator in and to the Receivables and the Other
      Conveyed Property, including all moneys received after the Cutoff Date. It
      is the intention of the Originator and the Depositor that the sale and
      assignment contemplated by this Agreement constitutes a sale and
      contribution of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property from the
      Originator to the Depositor, conveying good title thereto free and clear
      of any liens, and the beneficial interest in and title to the Receivables
      and the Other Conveyed Property will not be part of the Originator's
      estate in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against
      the Originator under any bankruptcy or similar law.

            (b) Simultaneously with the sale of the Receivables and the Other
      Conveyed Property to the Depositor, the Depositor has paid or caused to be
      paid to or upon the order of the Originator an amount equal to net
      proceeds of the Class A Notes (less the initial deposit to the Spread
      Account) by wire transfer of immediately available funds and the remainder
      shall constitute a contribution of capital by the Originator to the
      Depositor (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Originator).

                                  ARTICLE III.

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

            SECTION 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Originator. The
Originator makes the following representations and warranties as of the date
hereof, on which the Depositor relies in purchasing the Receivables and the
Other Conveyed Property, on which the Issuer will rely in purchasing the
Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property and on which the Insurer will rely
in issuing the Note Policy. Such representations are made as of the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, but will survive the sale, transfer and
assignment of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property hereunder, and the
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assignment thereof by the Depositor to the Issuer. The Originator and the
Depositor agree that the Depositor will assign to Issuer all the Depositor's
rights under this Agreement and that the Indenture Trustee will thereafter be
entitled to enforce this Agreement against the Originator in the Indenture
Trustee's own name on behalf of the Noteholders.

            (a) Schedule of Representations. The representations and warranties
      set forth on the Schedule of Representations with respect to the
      Receivables as of the date hereof, are true and correct.

            (b) Organization and Good Standing. The Originator has been duly
      organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under
      the laws of the State of California, with power and authority to own its
      properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently
      owned and such business is currently conducted, and had at all relevant
      times, and now has, power, authority and legal right to acquire, own,
      transfer and sell the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property to the
      Depositor.

            (c) Due Qualification. The Originator is duly qualified to do
      business as a foreign corporation in good standing, and has obtained all
      necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the
      ownership or lease of its property or the conduct of its business with
      respect to the Receivables requires such qualification.

            (d) Power and Authority. The Originator has the power and authority
      to execute and deliver this Agreement and its Related Documents and to
      carry out its terms and their terms, respectively; the Originator has full
      power and authority to sell and assign the Receivables and the Other
      Conveyed Property to be sold and assigned to the Depositor hereunder and
      has duly authorized such sale and assignment to the Depositor by all
      necessary corporate action; and the execution, delivery and performance of
      this Agreement and the Originator's Related Documents have been duly
      authorized by the Originator by all necessary corporate action.

            (e) Valid Sale; Binding Obligations. This Agreement and the
      Originator's Related Documents have been duly executed and delivered, will
      effect a valid sale, transfer and assignment of the Receivables and the
      Other Conveyed Property to the Depositor, enforceable against the
      Originator and creditors of and purchasers from the Originator; and this
      Agreement and the Originator's Related Documents constitute legal, valid
      and binding obligations of the Originator enforceable in accordance with
      their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
      bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the
      enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by equitable limitations on
      the availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether such
      enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

            (f) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
      by this Agreement and the Related Documents, and the fulfillment of the
      terms of this Agreement and the Related Documents, will not conflict with,
      result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute
      (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) a default under, the
      articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Originator, or any indenture,
      agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the
      Originator


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      is a party or by which it is bound, or result in the creation or
      imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of
      any such indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other
      instrument, other than this Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement
      and the Indenture, or violate any law, order, rule or regulation
      applicable to the Originator of any court or of any federal or state
      regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
      instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Originator or any of its
      properties.

            (g) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations
      pending or, to the Originator's knowledge, threatened against the
      Originator, before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or
      other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over
      the Originator or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this
      Agreement or any of the Related Documents, (ii) seeking to prevent the
      issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Related Documents, (iii)
      seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely
      affect the performance by the Originator of its obligations under, or the
      validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the Related
      Documents or (iv) seeking to affect adversely the federal income tax or
      other federal, state or local tax characterization of, or seeking to
      impose any excise, franchise, transfer or similar tax upon, the transfer
      and acquisition of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property
      hereunder or under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

            (h) True Sale. The Receivables are being transferred with the
      intention of removing them from the Originator's estate pursuant to
      Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code, as the same may be amended from time
      to time.

            SECTION 3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. The
Depositor makes the following representations and warranties as of the date
hereof, on which the Originator relies in transferring the Receivables and the
Other Conveyed Property to the Depositor, on which the Issuer will rely in
purchasing the Receivables and on which the Insurer will rely in issuing the
Note Policy. Such representations are made as of the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, but will survive the sale, transfer and assignment of the
Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property hereunder, and the sale, transfer
and assignment thereof to the Issuer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

            (a) Organization and Good Standing. The Depositor has been duly
      organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good
      standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority
      to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are
      currently owned and such business is currently conducted, and had at all
      relevant times, and now has, power, authority and legal right to acquire,
      own and sell the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property to be
      transferred to the Issuer.

            (b) Due Qualification. The Depositor is duly qualified to do
      business as a foreign limited liability company in good standing, and has
      obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in
      which the ownership or lease of its property or the conduct of its
      business requires such qualification.


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            (c) Power and Authority. The Depositor has the power and authority
      to execute and deliver this Agreement and its Related Documents and to
      carry out its terms and their terms, respectively; and the execution,
      delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Depositor's Related
      Documents have been duly authorized by the Depositor by all necessary
      action.

            (d) Valid Sale; Binding Obligations. This Agreement and the
      Depositor's Related Documents have been duly executed and delivered, and
      this Agreement and the Depositor's Related Documents constitute legal,
      valid and binding obligations of the Depositor enforceable in accordance
      with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
      bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the
      enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by equitable limitations on
      the availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether such
      enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

            (e) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
      by this Agreement and the Related Documents, and the fulfillment of the
      terms of this Agreement and the Related Documents, will not conflict with,
      result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute
      (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) a default under, the
      limited liability company agreement of the Depositor, or any indenture,
      agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the
      Depositor is a party or by which it is bound, or result in the creation or
      imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of
      any such indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other
      instrument, other than this Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement
      and the Indenture, or violate any law, order, rule or regulation
      applicable to the Depositor of any court or of any federal or state
      regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
      instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor or any of its
      properties.

            (f) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations
      pending or, to the Depositor's knowledge, threatened against the
      Depositor, before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or
      other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over
      the Depositor or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this
      Agreement or any of the Related Documents, (ii) seeking to prevent the
      issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Related Documents, (iii)
      seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely
      affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the
      validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the Related
      Documents or (iv) seeking to affect adversely the federal income tax or
      other federal, state or local tax characterization of, or seeking to
      impose any excise, franchise, transfer or similar tax upon, the transfer
      and acquisition of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property
      hereunder or under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

            In the event of any breach of a representation and warranty made by
the Depositor hereunder, the Originator covenants and agrees that it will not
take any action to pursue any remedy that it may have hereunder, in law, in
equity or otherwise, until a year and a day have passed since the date on which
all notes, certificates, pass-through certificates or other similar securities
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vehicle formed by the Depositor, have been paid in full. The Originator and the
Depositor agree that damages will not be an adequate remedy for such breach and
that this covenant may be specifically enforced by Issuer or by the Indenture
Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders and Owner Trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholder.

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                               COVENANTS OF SELLER

      SECTION 4.1 Protection of Title of the Depositor.

            (a) At or prior to the Closing Date, the Originator will have filed
      or caused to be filed UCC-1 financing statements, (i) naming the
      Originator as seller or debtor and naming the Depositor as purchaser or
      secured party, (ii) naming the Depositor as seller or debtor and the
      Issuer as purchaser or secured party, and (iii) naming Issuer as debtor
      and Indenture Trustee as secured party and describing the Receivables and
      the Other Conveyed Property being transferred as collateral, in such
      locations as are required in order to perfect the transfers and pledges
      thereof under the Basic Documents. From time to time thereafter, the
      Originator will execute and file such financing statements and cause to be
      executed and filed such continuation statements, all in such manner and in
      such places as may be required by law fully to preserve, maintain and
      protect the interest of the Depositor under this Agreement, of the Issuer
      under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and of the Indenture Trustee under
      the Indenture in the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property and in
      the proceeds thereof. The Originator will deliver (or cause to be
      delivered) to the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer
      file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as
      provided above, as soon as available following such filing. In the event
      that the Originator fails to perform its obligations under this
      subsection, the Depositor, Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may do so, at
      the expense of the Originator. In furtherance of the foregoing, the
      Originator hereby authorizes the Depositor, the Issuer or the Indenture
      Trustee to file a record or records (as defined in the applicable UCC),
      including financing statements, in all jurisdictions and with all filing
      offices as each may determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or
      advisable to perfect the security interest granted to the Depositor
      pursuant to Section 6.9. Such financing statements may describe the
      collateral in the same manner as described herein or may contain an
      indication or description of collateral that describes such property in
      any other manner as such party may determine, in its sole discretion, is
      necessary, advisable or prudent to ensure the perfection of the security
      interest in the collateral granted to the Depositor herein.

            (b) The Originator will not change its name, identity, state of
      incorporation or corporate structure in any manner that would, could or
      might make any financing statement or continuation statement filed by the
      Originator (or by the Depositor, Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on behalf
      of the Originator) in accordance with Section 4.1(a) seriously misleading
      within the meaning of Section 9-506 of the applicable UCC, unless they
      will have given the Depositor, Issuer, Insurer and the Indenture Trustee
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      prior written notice thereof, and will promptly file appropriate
      amendments to all previously filed financing statements and continuation
      statements.

            (c) The Originator shall at all times maintain each office from
      which it services Receivables and its principal executive office within
      the United States of America.

            (d) Prior to the Closing Date, the Originator has maintained
      accounts and records as to each Receivable accurately and in sufficient
      detail to permit (i) the reader thereof to know at any time as of or prior
      to the Closing Date, the status of such Receivable, including payments and
      recoveries made and payments owing (and the nature of each) and (ii)
      reconciliation between payments or recoveries on (or with respect to) each
      Receivable and the Principal Balance as of the Cutoff Date. The Originator
      will maintain its computer systems so that, from and after the time of
      transfer under this Agreement of the Receivables to the Depositor and the
      conveyance of the Receivables by the Depositor to the Issuer, the
      Originator's master computer records (including archives) that will refer
      to a Receivable indicate clearly that such Receivable has been transferred
      to the Depositor and has been conveyed by the Depositor to Issuer.
      Indication of the Issuer's ownership of a Receivable will be deleted from
      or modified on the Originator's computer systems when, and only when, the
      Receivable will become a Purchased Receivable or will have been paid in
      full.

            (e) If at any time the Originator proposes to sell, grant a security
      interest in, or otherwise transfer any interest in any motor vehicle
      receivables to any prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee, the
      Originator will give to such prospective purchaser, lender or other
      transferee computer tapes, records or print-outs (including any restored
      from archives) that, if they refer in any manner whatsoever to any
      Receivable (other than a Purchased Receivable), will indicate clearly that
      such Receivable has been sold by the Originator and is owned by the
      Issuer.

            SECTION 4.2 [Reserved].

            SECTION 4.3 Other Liens or Interests. Except for the conveyances
hereunder and under the other Basic Documents, the Originator will not sell,
pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person or grant, create, incur, assume
or suffer to exist any Lien on the Receivables or the Other Conveyed Property or
any interest herein and the Depositor will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer
to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien
on the Receivables or the Other Conveyed Property or any interest therein, and
the Originator will defend the right, title, and interest of the Depositor and
the Issuer in and to the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property against all
claims of third parties claiming through or under the Originator and the
Depositor will defend the right, title, and interest of the Issuer in and to the
Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property against all claims of third parties
claiming through or under the Depositor.

            SECTION 4.4 Costs and Expenses. Each of the Originator and the
Depositor will pay all reasonable costs and disbursements in connection with the
performance of its obligations hereunder and under its Related Documents.


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            SECTION 4.5 Indemnification by the Originator. (a) The Originator
will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Noteholders and
the Insurer from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages,
claims, and liabilities, arising out of or resulting from: (i) any breach of any
of the Originator's representations and warranties contained herein, (ii) the
use, ownership or operation by the Originator or any affiliate thereof of a
Financed Vehicle, (iii) any action taken, or failed to be taken, by it in
respect of the Receivables other than in accordance with this Agreement or the
Sale and Servicing Agreement or (iv) the negligence (except for errors in
judgment), willful misfeasance, or bad faith of the Originator in the
performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of reckless
disregard of the Originator's obligations and duties under this Agreement.

            (b) The Originator will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the
Depositor, the Noteholders and the Insurer from and against any and all costs,
expenses, losses, damages, claims, and liabilities, arising out of or resulting
from any Taxes which may at any time be asserted against such Persons with
respect to (i) the conveyance or ownership of the Receivables or the Other
Conveyed Property hereunder, (ii) the conveyance or ownership of the Receivables
under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and (iii) the issuance and original sale
of the Notes and the issuance of the Certificate, and costs and expenses in
defending against the same, arising by reason of the acts to be performed by the
Originator under this Agreement or imposed against such Persons.

            Indemnification under this Section 4.5 will include reasonable fees
and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation and will survive payment of
the Notes and the Certificate and termination of this Agreement. The indemnity
obligations hereunder will be in addition to any obligation that the Originator
may otherwise have.

            SECTION 4.6 Indemnification by the Depositor. (a) The Depositor will
defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Originator, the Issuer, the Indenture
Trustee, the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Noteholders and the Insurer
from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims, and
liabilities, arising out of or resulting from: (i) any breach of any of the
Depositor's representations and warranties contained herein, (ii) the use,
ownership or operation by the Depositor or any affiliate thereof of a Financed
Vehicle, (iii) any action taken, or failed to be taken, by it in respect of the
Receivables other than in accordance with this Agreement or the Sale and
Servicing Agreement or (iv) the negligence (except for errors in judgment),
willful misfeasance, or bad faith of the Depositor in the performance of its
duties under this Agreement or by reason of reckless disregard of the
Depositor's obligations and duties under this Agreement.

            (b) The Depositor will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the
Noteholders and the Insurer from and against any and all costs, expenses,
losses, damages, claims, and liabilities, arising out of or resulting from any
Taxes which may at any time be asserted against such Persons with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i) the conveyance or
ownership of the Receivables or the Other Conveyed Property hereunder, (ii) the
conveyance or ownership of the Receivables under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement and (iii) the issuance and original sale


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of the Notes and the issuance of the Certificate, and costs and expenses in
defending against the same, arising by reason of the acts to be performed by the
Depositor under this Agreement or imposed against such Persons.

            Indemnification under this Section 4.6 will include reasonable fees
and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation and will survive payment of
the Notes and the Certificate and termination of this Agreement. The indemnity
obligations hereunder will be in addition to any obligation that the Depositor
may otherwise have.

                                   ARTICLE V.

                                   REPURCHASES

            SECTION 5.1 Repurchase of Receivables Upon Breach of Warranty. Upon
the occurrence of a Repurchase Event, the Originator will, unless the breach
which is the subject of such Repurchase Event will have been cured in all
material respects, repurchase the Receivable relating thereto from the Issuer
and, simultaneously with the repurchase of the Receivable, the Originator will
deposit the Purchase Amount in full, without deduction or offset, to the
Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
It is understood and agreed that, except as set forth in Section 6.1, the
obligation of the Originator to repurchase any Receivable, as to which a breach
occurred and is continuing, will, if such obligation is fulfilled, constitute
the sole remedy against the Originator for such breach available to the
Depositor, the Issuer, the Insurer, the Backup Servicer, the Noteholders, the
Certificateholder, the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders or the
Owner Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholder. This Section 5.1 is intended
to grant the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee a direct right against the
Originator to demand performance hereunder, and in connection therewith, the
Originator waives any requirement of prior demand against the Depositor with
respect to such repurchase obligation. Any such repurchase will take place in
the manner specified in Section 3.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Sale and Servicing
Agreement to the contrary, the obligation of the Originator under this Section
5.1 will not terminate upon a termination of the Originator as Servicer under
the Sale and Servicing Agreement and will be performed in accordance with the
terms hereof notwithstanding the failure of the Servicer or the Depositor to
perform any of their respective obligations with respect to such Receivable
under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

            In addition to the foregoing and notwithstanding whether the related
Receivable will have been purchased by the Originator, the Originator will
indemnify the Depositor, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer,
the Owner Trustee, the Insurer, the Noteholders and the Certificateholder from
and against all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and liabilities,
including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, which may be asserted against
or incurred by any of them as a result of third party claims arising out of the
events or facts giving rise to such Repurchase Events.

            SECTION 5.2 Reassignment of Purchased Receivables. Upon deposit in
the Collection Account of the Purchase Amount of any Receivable repurchased by
the Originator under Section 5.1, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee will take
such steps as may be reasonably requested by the Originator in order to assign
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interest in and to such Receivable and all security and documents and all Other
Conveyed Property conveyed to the Issuer directly relating thereto, without
recourse, representation or warranty, except as to the absence of Liens created
by or arising as a result of actions of the Issuer. Such assignment will be a
sale and assignment outright, and not for security. If, following the
reassignment of a Purchased Receivable, in any enforcement suit or legal
proceeding, it is held that the Originator may not enforce any such Receivable
on the ground that it will not be a real party in interest or a holder entitled
to enforce the Receivable, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee will, at the
expense of the Originator, take such steps as the Originator deems reasonably
necessary to enforce the Receivable, including bringing suit in the Issuer's
name.

            SECTION 5.3 Waivers. No failure or delay on the part of the
Depositor, or the Issuer as assignee of the Depositor, in exercising any power,
right or remedy under this Agreement will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will
any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or remedy preclude any
other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or
remedy.

                                   ARTICLE VI.
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

            SECTION 6.1 Liability of the Originator and the Depositor. Each of
the Originator and the Depositor will be liable in accordance herewith only to
the extent of the obligations in this Agreement specifically undertaken by each
of the Originator, and the Depositor, respectively and the representations and
warranties of each of the Originator and the Depositor, respectively.

            SECTION 6.2 Merger or Consolidation of the Originator or the
Depositor. Any corporation, limited liability company or other entity (i) into
which the Originator or the Depositor may be merged or consolidated, (ii)
resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Originator or the
Depositor is a party or (iii) succeeding to the business of the Originator or
the Depositor, in the case of the Depositor, which corporation, limited
liability company or other entity has a certificate of incorporation or limited
liability company agreement containing provisions relating to limitations on
business and other matters substantively identical to those contained in the
Depositor's limited liability company agreement, provided that in any of the
foregoing cases such corporation or other entity will execute an agreement of
assumption to perform every obligation of the Originator or the Depositor, as
the case may be, under this Agreement and, whether or not such assumption
agreement is executed, will be the successor to the Originator or the Depositor,
as the case may be, hereunder (without relieving the Originator or the Depositor
of their responsibilities hereunder, if it survives such merger or
consolidation) without the execution or filing of any document or any further
action by any of the parties to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
so long as no Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the Depositor will
not merge or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to
become the successor to the Depositor's business without the prior written
consent of the Insurer. The Originator or the Depositor will promptly inform the
other party hereto, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and, so
long as no Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer, of such
merger, consolidation or purchase and assumption. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
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transactions referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, (x) immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made
pursuant to Sections 3.1 (other than subsection (e) thereof in connection with a
change in control as provided in the Insurance Agreement) and 3.2 will have been
breached (for purposes hereof, such representations and warranties must be true
and correct as of the date of the consummation of such transaction) and with
respect to a transaction involving the Depositor, no event that, after notice or
lapse of time, or both, would become an event of default under the Insurance
Agreement, has occurred and is continuing, (y) with respect to a transaction
involving the Depositor, the Depositor will have delivered written notice of
such consolidation, merger or purchase and assumption to the Rating Agencies
prior to the consummation of such transaction and will have delivered to the
Issuer, the Insurer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer's Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger or succession
and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section 6.2 and that all
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Agreement relating to such
transaction have been complied with, and (z) the Originator or the Depositor, as
applicable, will have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel, stating, in the opinion of such counsel, either (A) all
financing statements and continuation statements and amendments thereto have
been executed and filed that are necessary to preserve and protect the interest
of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in the Receivables and reciting the
details of the filings or (B) no such action will be necessary to preserve and
protect such interest.

            SECTION 6.3 Limitation on Liability of the Originator, and the
Depositor and Others. The Originator, the Depositor and any director, officer,
employee or agent thereof may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on
any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any
Person respecting any matters arising under this Agreement. Neither the
Originator nor the Depositor will be under any obligation to appear in,
prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its obligations
under this Agreement or its Related Documents and that in its opinion may
involve it in any expense or liability.

            SECTION 6.4 The Originator May Own Notes or the Certificate. Subject
to the provisions of the Basic Documents, the Originator and any Affiliate of
the Originator may in their individual or any other capacity become the owner or
pledgee of Notes or the Certificate with the same rights as they would have if
they were not the Originator or an Affiliate thereof.

            SECTION 6.5 Amendment.

            (a) This Agreement may be amended by the Originator and the
      Depositor with the prior written consent of the Insurer (so long as no
      Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing) but without the consent of
      the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Certificateholder or any of
      the Noteholders (i) to cure any ambiguity or (ii) to correct any
      provisions in this Agreement; provided, however, that such action will
      not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Issuer, the
      Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, adversely affect in any material
      respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Noteholder.

            (b) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the
      Originator and the Depositor, with the prior written consent of the
      Controlling Party, for the purpose


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      of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any
      of the provisions of this Agreement.

            (c) Prior to the execution of any such amendment or consent, the
      Originator will have furnished written notification of the substance of
      such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency.

            SECTION 6.6 Notices.

            All demands, notices and communications hereunder will be in writing
and will be deemed to have been duly given to the addressee if mailed, by
first-class registered mail, postage prepaid service, confirmed facsimile
transmission, or a nationally recognized express courier, as follows:

            If to the Originator:

                     Triad Financial Corporation
                     7711 Center Avenue
                     Suite 100
                     Huntington Beach, California 92647
                     Attention:  Chief Financial Officer

            With a separate copy to:

                     Attention:  Vice President, Legal

            If to the Depositor:

                     Triad Financial Special Purpose LLC
                     7711 Center Avenue
                     Suite 390
                     Huntington Beach, California 92647
                     Attention:  Chief Financial Officer

or such other address as will be designated by a party in a written notice
delivered to the other party or to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the
Indenture Trustee, as applicable. Any such demand, notice or communication
hereunder will be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or
received at the premises of the addressee as evidenced by the date noted on the
return receipt.

            SECTION 6.7 Merger and Integration. Except as specifically stated
otherwise herein, this Agreement and Related Documents set forth the entire
understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and all
prior understandings, written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement and the
Related Documents. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, waived or
supplemented except as provided herein.

            SECTION 6.8 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the
covenants, provisions or terms of this Agreement will be for any reason
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then such covenants, provisions or terms will be deemed severable from the
remaining covenants, provisions or terms of this Agreement and will in no way
affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.

            SECTION 6.9 Intention of the Parties.

            (a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement will constitute an
      acknowledgment by the Originator and the Depositor that they intend that
      the assignments and transfers herein contemplated constitute sales and
      assignments outright, and not for security, of the Receivables and the
      Other Conveyed Property, conveying good title thereto free and clear of
      any Liens, from the Originator to the Depositor and that the Receivables
      and the Other Conveyed Property will not be a part of the Originator's
      estate in the event of the bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
      insolvency or liquidation proceeding, or other proceeding under any
      federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, or the occurrence of another
      similar event, of, or with respect to, the Originator. If such conveyance
      is determined to be made as security for a loan made by the Depositor, the
      Issuer, the Noteholders or the Certificateholder to the Originator the
      parties intend that the Originator will have granted to the Depositor a
      security interest in all of the Originator's right, title and interest,
      respectively, in and to:

                  (1) the Receivables and all moneys received thereon after the
      Cutoff Date,

                  (2) the Other Conveyed Property conveyed to the Depositor by
      the Originator pursuant to this Agreement including (a) an assignment of
      the security interests in the Financed Vehicles granted by Obligors
      pursuant to the Receivables, and any other interest of the Originator or
      the Depositor in such Financed Vehicles, (b) any proceeds and the right to
      receive any proceeds with respect to the Receivables from claims on any
      physical damage, credit life or disability insurance policies covering
      Financed Vehicles or Obligors and any proceeds from the liquidation of the
      Receivables, (c) the right to cause the related Dealer or a Third-Party
      Lender to repurchase Receivables pursuant to a Dealer Agreement or an Auto
      Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, respectively, as a result of the breach
      of representation or warranty in the related Dealer Agreement or Auto Loan
      Purchase and Sale Agreement, respectively, (d) all rights, if any, to
      refunds for the costs of any Service Contracts on the related Financed
      Vehicles, (e) the related Receivables Files and (f) the proceeds of any
      and all of the foregoing, and

                  (3) all proceeds and investments with respect to items (1) and
      (2) above.

            (b) This Agreement will constitute a security agreement under
      applicable law.

            SECTION 6.10 Governing Law. This Agreement will be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the
principles of conflicts of laws thereof and the obligations, rights and remedies
of the parties under this Agreement will be determined in accordance with such
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            SECTION 6.11 Counterparts. For the purpose of facilitating the
execution of this Agreement and for other purposes, this Agreement may be
executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which
counterparts will be deemed to be an original, and all of which counterparts
will constitute but one and the same instrument.

            SECTION 6.12 Conveyance of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed
Property to the Issuer. The Originator acknowledges that the Depositor intends,
pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, to convey the Receivables and the
Other Conveyed Property, together with its rights under this Agreement, to the
Issuer on the date hereof. The Originator acknowledges and consents to such
conveyance and pledge and waives any further notice thereof and covenants and
agrees that the representations and warranties of the Originator contained in
this Agreement and the rights of the Depositor hereunder are intended to benefit
the Insurer, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the
Noteholders and the Certificateholder. In furtherance of the foregoing, the
Originator covenants and agrees to perform its duties and obligations hereunder,
in accordance with the terms hereof for the benefit of the Insurer, the Issuer,
the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the
Certificateholder and that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the Originator will be directly liable to the Issuer, the Owner
Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the Certificateholder
(notwithstanding any failure by the Servicer or the Backup Servicer to perform
its respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the Related Documents)
and that the Indenture Trustee may enforce the duties and obligations of the
Originator under this Agreement against the Originator for the benefit of the
Insurer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the
Certificateholder.

            SECTION 6.13 Nonpetition Covenant. the Originator will not petition
or otherwise invoke the process of any court or government authority for the
purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Depositor or the Issuer
under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other
similar official of the Depositor or the Issuer or any substantial part of their
respective property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of
the Depositor or the Issuer.

            SECTION 6.14 Payment Obligations of the Depositor Limited.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the payment obligations of the
Depositor are limited to the extent it has funds available to make such payment.

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first
above written.

                                 TRIAD FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
                                      as Originator

                                 By   /s/ MIKE L. WILHELMS
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Mike L. Wilhelms
                                      Title: Chief Financial Officer


                                 TRIAD FINANCIAL SPECIAL PURPOSE LLC,
                                       as Depositor

                                 By   /s/ MIKE L. WILHELMS
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Mike L. Wilhelms
                                      Title: Chief Financial Officer

Accepted:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
as Indenture Trustee

By  /s/ MICHAEL A. SMITH
  ------------------------------------------
Name:  Michael A. Smith
Title: Vice President


                     [Signature page to Purchase Agreement]
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                                                                      SCHEDULE A

                             SCHEDULE OF RECEIVABLES

               [Delivered to the Indenture Trustee at the Closing]
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                                                                      SCHEDULE B

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
                               OF THE ORIGINATOR

      1. Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable (A) was originated (i)
by the Originator, (ii) by a Dealer and purchased by the Originator from such
Dealer under an existing Dealer Agreement or pursuant to a Dealer Assignment
with the Originator and was validly assigned by such Dealer to the Originator
pursuant to a Dealer Assignment, or (iii) by a Third-Party Lender and purchased
by the Originator from such Third-Party Lender under an existing Auto Loan
Purchase and Sale Agreement or pursuant to a Third-Party Lender Assignment with
the Originator and was validly assigned by such Third-Party Lender to the
Originator pursuant to a Third-Party Lender Assignment, (B) was originated by
the Originator, such Dealer or such Third-Party Lender for the retail sale of a
Financed Vehicle in the ordinary course of the Originator's, the Dealer's or the
Third-Party Lender's business, in each case, in accordance with the Originator's
credit policies and was fully and properly executed by the parties thereto, and
the Originator, each Dealer and each Third-Party Lender had all necessary
licenses and permits to originate Receivables in the state where the Originator,
each such Dealer or each such Third-Party Lender was located, (C) contains
customary and enforceable provisions such that the rights and remedies of the
holder thereof are adequate for realization against the collateral security, (D)
is a Receivable which provides for level monthly payments (provided that the
period in the first Collection Period and the payment in the final Collection
Period of the Receivable may be minimally different from the normal period and
level payment) that, if made when due, will fully amortize the Amount Financed
over the original term and (E) has not been amended or collections with respect
to which waived, other than as evidenced in the Receivable File relating
thereto.

      2. Fraud or Misrepresentation. Each Receivable was originated (i) by the
Originator, (ii) by a Dealer and was sold by the Dealer to the Originator, or
(iii) by a Third-Party Lender and was sold by the Third-Party Lender to the
Originator, and was transferred by the Originator to the Depositor and by the
Depositor to the Issuer without any fraud or misrepresentation on the part of
the Originator, the Depositor, such Dealer or Third-Party Lender in any case.

      3. Compliance with Law. All requirements of applicable federal, state and
local laws, and regulations thereunder (including, without limitation, usury
laws, the Federal Truth-in-Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the
Fair Credit Billing Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Moss-Magnuson Warranty Act,
the Federal Reserve Board's Regulations "B" and "Z" (including amendments to the
Federal Reserve's Official Staff Commentary to Regulation Z, effective October
1, 1998, concerning negative equity loans), the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act,
each applicable state Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act, and state
adaptations of the National Consumer Act and of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code
and other consumer credit laws and equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws)
in respect of the Receivables and the Financed Vehicles, have been complied with
in all material respects, and each Receivable and the sale of the Financed
Vehicle evidenced by each Receivable complied at the time it was originated or
made and now complies in all material respects with all applicable legal
requirements.
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      4. Origination. Each Receivable was originated in the United States and
the related Obligor is a resident of the United States.

      5. Binding Obligation. Each Receivable represents the genuine, legal,
valid and binding payment obligation of the Obligor thereon, enforceable by the
holder thereof in accordance with its terms, except (A) as enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by equitable limitations on the
availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and (B) as such Receivable may be
modified by the application after the applicable Cutoff Date of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended; and all parties to each Receivable
had full legal capacity to execute and deliver such Receivable and all other
documents related thereto and to grant the security interest purported to be
granted thereby.

      6. No Government Obligor. No Obligor is the United States of America or
any State or any agency, department, subdivision or instrumentality thereof.

      7. Obligor Bankruptcy. At the Cutoff Date no Obligor had been identified
on the records of the Originator as being the subject of a current bankruptcy
proceeding.

      8. Schedule of Receivables. The information set forth in the Schedule of
Receivables has been produced from the Electronic Ledger and was true and
correct in all material respects as of the close of business on the Cutoff Date.

      9. Marking Records. By the Closing Date, the Originator will have caused
the portions of the Electronic Ledger relating to the Receivables to be clearly
and unambiguously marked to show that the Receivables have been sold to the
Depositor by the Originator and sold by the Depositor to the Issuer in
accordance with the terms of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

      10. Computer Tape. The Computer Tape made available by the Originator to
the Issuer on the Closing Date, was complete and accurate as of the Cutoff Date
and includes a description of the same Receivables that are described in the
Schedule of Receivables.

      11. Adverse Selection. No selection procedures adverse to the Noteholders
or the Insurer were utilized in selecting the Receivables from those receivables
owned by the Originator which met the selection criteria contained in the Sale
and Servicing Agreement.

      12. Chattel Paper. The Receivables constitute chattel paper within the
meaning of the UCC as in effect in the States of California, New York and
Delaware.

      13. One Original. There is only one original executed copy of each
Receivable.

      14. Receivable Files Complete. There exists a Receivable File pertaining
to each Receivable and such Receivable File contains (a) a fully executed
original of the Receivable, (b) in the case of retail installment sale
contracts, the original executed credit application, or a paper or electronic
copy thereof and (c) the original Lien Certificate or application therefor. Each
of such documents which is required to be signed by the Obligor has been signed
by the Obligor in the appropriate spaces. All blanks on any form have been
properly filled in and each form has


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otherwise been correctly prepared. The complete Receivable File for each
Receivable currently is in the possession of the Custodian or in the possession
of a third-party vendor.

      15. Receivables in Force. No Receivable has been satisfied, subordinated
or rescinded, and the Financed Vehicle securing each such Receivable has not
been released from the lien of the related Receivable in whole or in part. No
terms of any Receivable have been waived, altered or modified in any respect
since its origination, except by instruments or documents identified in the
Receivable File. No Receivable has been modified as a result of application of
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended. All funds payable to or on
behalf of the Obligors with respect to the Receivables have been fully
disbursed.

      16. Lawful Assignment; No Consent Required. No Receivable was originated
in, or is subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction the laws of which would make
unlawful, void or voidable the sale, transfer and assignment of such Receivable
and the Other Conveyed Property under this Agreement. For the validity of the
sale, transfer and assignment of the Receivables and Other Conveyed Property to
the Originator, the Depositor, and the Issuer, no consent by any Dealer,
Third-Party Lender or Obligor is required under any agreement or applicable law.

      17. Good Title. No Receivable has been sold, transferred, assigned or
pledged by the Dealer or Third-Party Lender, the Originator or the Depositor, as
the case may be, to any Person other than the Originator, the Depositor and the
Issuer, as the case may be. Immediately prior to the conveyance of the
Receivables to the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement, as applicable, the
Originator was the sole owner thereof and had good title thereto, free of any
Lien and, upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Originator, the
Depositor will have good title to and will be the sole owner of such
Receivables, free of any Lien. No Dealer or Third-Party Lender has an unpaid
participation in, or other right to receive, proceeds of any Receivable. The
Originator has not taken any action to convey any right to any Person that would
result in such Person having a right to payments received under the related
Insurance Policies or the related Dealer Agreements, Auto Loan Purchase and Sale
Agreements, Dealer Assignments or Third-Party Lender Assignments or to payments
due under such Receivables.

      18. Security Interest in Financed Vehicle. Each Receivable created or will
create a valid, binding and enforceable first priority security interest in
favor of the Originator in the Financed Vehicle. The Lien Certificate and
original certificate of title for each Financed Vehicle show, or if a new or
replacement Lien Certificate is being applied for with respect to such Financed
Vehicle the Lien Certificate will be received within 180 days of the Closing
Date, as applicable, and will show the Originator as the original secured party
under each Receivable, or that such Receivable has been assigned to the
Originator, as the holder of a first priority security interest in such Financed
Vehicle. With respect to each Receivable for which the Lien Certificate has not
yet been returned from the Registrar of Titles, the Originator has applied for
or received written evidence from the related Dealer or Third-Party Lender that
such Lien Certificate showing the Originator as first lienholder has been
applied for and the Originator's security interest has been validly assigned by
the Originator to the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement and by the Depositor
to the Issuer pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Immediately after
the sale, transfer and assignment thereof by the Originator to the Depositor and
by the Depositor to the Issuer, each Receivable will be secured by an
enforceable and perfected first priority security interest in the Financed
Vehicle in favor of the Indenture Trustee


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as secured party, which security interest is prior to all other Liens upon and
security interests in such Financed Vehicle which now exist or may hereafter
arise or be created (except, as to priority, for any lien for taxes, labor or
materials affecting a Financed Vehicle). As of the Cutoff Date there were no
Liens or claims for taxes, work, labor or materials affecting a Financed Vehicle
which are or may be Liens prior or equal to the Liens of the related Receivable.

      19. All Filings Made. All filings (including, without limitation, UCC
filings) required to be made by any Person, and actions required to be taken or
performed by any Person in any jurisdiction to give the Issuer a first priority
perfected lien on, or ownership interest in, the Receivables and the proceeds
thereof and the Other Conveyed Property have been made, taken or performed.

      20. No Impairment. The Originator has not done anything to convey any
right to any Person that would result in such Person having a right to payments
due under the Receivable or otherwise to impair the rights of the Issuer, the
Insurer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders in any Receivable or the
proceeds thereof.

      21. Receivable Not Assumable. No Receivable is assumable by another Person
in a manner which would release the Obligor thereof from such Obligor's
obligations to the Originator with respect to such Receivable.

      22. No Defenses. No Receivable is subject to any right of rescission,
setoff, counterclaim or defense and no such right has been asserted or
threatened with respect to any Receivable.

      23. No Default. There has been no default, breach, violation or event
permitting acceleration under the terms of any Receivable (other than payment
delinquencies of not more than 30 days and other defaults that will not have a
material adverse effect on the ability of the Obligor to make, nor the
enforceability of Obligor's obligation to make, Scheduled Receivables Payments
and will not have a material adverse effect on the validity or priority of the
Originator's lien on the Financed Vehicle), and no condition exists or event has
occurred and is continuing that with notice, the lapse of time or both would
constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under
the terms of any Receivable, and there has been no waiver of any of the
foregoing. As of the Cutoff Date no Financed Vehicle had been repossessed by or
at the direction of the Originator.


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      24. Insurance. At the time of an origination of a Receivable by the
Originator or a purchase of a Receivable by the Originator from a Dealer or
Third-Party Lender, each Financed Vehicle was covered by a comprehensive and
collision insurance policy (i) subject to maximum deductibles of $500 for
collision coverage and $500 for comprehensive coverage, (ii) naming the
Originator as loss payee and (iii) insuring against loss and damage due to fire,
theft, transportation, collision and other risks generally covered by
comprehensive and collision coverage. Each Receivable requires the Obligor to
maintain physical loss and damage insurance, naming the Originator and its
successors and assigns as additional insured parties, and each Receivable
permits the holder thereof to obtain physical loss and damage insurance at the
expense of the Obligor if the Obligor fails to do so. No Financed Vehicle is
insured under a policy of force-placed insurance on the Cutoff Date.

      25. Past Due. At the Cutoff Date no Scheduled Receivable Payment was more
than 30 days past due.

      26. Remaining Principal Balance. At the Cutoff Date the Principal Balance
of each Receivable set forth in the Schedule of Receivables is true and accurate
in all material respects.

      27. Certain Characteristics of Receivables. (A) Each Receivable had a
remaining maturity, as of the Cutoff Date, of not more than 72 months; (B) each
Receivable had an original maturity of not more than 72 months; (C) not more
than 75% of Receivables (calculated by Aggregate Principal Balance) will have an
original term to maturity of 72 months; (D) each Receivable had a remaining
Principal Balance as of the Cutoff Date of at least $5,000 and not more than
$50,000; and (E) each Receivable has an Annual Percentage Rate of at least 6.50%
and not more than 29.00%.


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